2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship

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2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship
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The 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship [1] open to Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars (Type 997). [2] It was administered by CupCar Australia Pty Ltd and promoted as the 2007 Carrera Cup Australia, [3] and is recognised by CAMS as the fifth Australian Carrera Cup Championship. [4]

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round. [5]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 60-54-48-42-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-6-3-3-3-3-3 basis for the first twenty places in each race with one point awarded for places 21st through to last. [3]

Results

Position [6] Driver [6] No.Entrant [7] ADE R1 WIN R2 HID R3 QLD R4 ORA R5 SAN R6 BAT R7 SUR R8Total [6]
1 David Reynolds 3 Bob Jane T-Marts 1441321801621081621441381170
2 Alex Davison 2OAMPS Insurance Brokers168168150138281621741501138
3 Craig Baird 1VIP Petfoods174108156180631561501201107
4 Marcus Marshall 33Acer / Leading Solutions271621141329654120174879
5 Dean Fiore 15 Landscape Developments 12637120691353630102655
6Bryce Washington21 ADRAD Racing 668481364210212090621
7 David Wall 38 World of Learning 571058196545710227579
8 David Russell 6Boom Logistics102901810268543960533
9 Aaron Caratti 23 Parklands on Bertram 9387517830607545519
10Michael Trimble22 Global Jet 48692142102120363441
11Rodney Jane7 Bob Jane T-Marts 2757722149.5Ret6636328.5
12Klark Quinn28VIP Petfoods6033123954245118291
13Rodney Forbes8Jaimie Vedda Clothing Co.9603040.5483642265.5
14 Paul Stokell 27Sherrin Equipment397542675237
15James Koundouris69Supabarn Supermarkets1215241524572154222
16 Steven Ellery 19Sherrin Motorsport84453615180
17Tony Quinn29VIP Petfoods15153349364812172
18Peter Hill66Boost / Globe61812181524927129
19Max Twigg18Tru Loc Flooring9931024271227121
20Theo Koundouris96Skilled18109217.51271296.5
21Shaun Juniper11Juniper Racing95799962175
22Marc Cini12Hallmarc791255.597963.5
23Ash Samadhi55Apartment Hotel / Roock961297.51053.5
24Grant Sherrin19Sherrin Equipment7.579629.5
25Gary Deane91Custodian Wealth Builders4610
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Race 1 of Round 5 at Oran Park was called early (after 10 of the scheduled 16 laps) due to TV commitments and as a result only half points were awarded. [8]

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References

  1. CAMS Bulletin B07/003 of 1 January 2007 Retrieved on 2 July 2011
  2. Technical Regulations for the 2007 Australian Carrera Cup Championship Retrieved on 2 July 2011
  3. 1 2 Carrera Cup Australia 2007 Sporting Regulations
  4. CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Retrieved on 2 July 2011
  5. A Close Cup Thing, The Annual - Australian Motorsport - Number 3 / 2007, pages 64-70
  6. 1 2 3 2007 Points from www.cupcar.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 2 July 2011
  7. 2007 Race Result Archive at www.natsoft.biz Archived 19 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2 July 2011
  8. Wet & Miserable Oran Park Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.fitz-racing.com.au on 2 July 2011